The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-10-26

court of appeals. To continue the contest
Mrs. Watson was poorly equipped with the
snews of legal warfare while the other
side had millions at its back. Under the
circumstances she has, perhaps, acted with
wisdom
STATE CATTLE COMMISSIONER Il. n. Bis
SELL of East Shoreham, with Drs. Paige of
Manchester and Miller of Burlington, went
to Benson last week to investigate reports
that disease had broken out among cattle in
that town. They found that nineteen of the
twenty-three head of mich cows owned by
John Leonard were affected with the pleuro-
pneumonia, and there were two hundred
other head of cattle within rifle shot of
those affected. 1t was decided that the
matter of pleuro-pneumonia in Vermont
had become serious, and a telegram was
sent to United States Commissioner OF Agri-
culture Colman turning the future care of
the disease in the state over to the United
States government, in accordance with the
national laws, the proper action for that
purpose having been taken by Governor
Ormsbee in behalf OF the state of Vermont
in May last. The town of Benson was also
quarantined, pending the action of Com
missioner Coleman. The whole matter
having been thus turned over to the general
government, the cattle found affected were
not killed. Mr.. Leonard. who owns them, is
a poor man and is not able to bear the loss.
other Localities.
ITALY reports a heavy snow-storm.
Mr.. BLAINE is in Paris and may remain
there MONTH
STAR COUNTY, Texas, is being ravaged by
Mexican bandits.
EXTENSIVE reform measures are planned
by Mr.. Gladstone.
The latest from Tampa is that yellow
fever is spreading
THE number of unemployed persons in
London is put at 1,OOO,0O0.
THE Lincoln statue in Chicago was form
ally unveiled on Saturday.
THE trunk lines have materially advanced
the rates on export freight.
The steamer " Great Eastern" has been
sold at auction for Sl05,000
JENNY LIMBS condition is such as to rem
der her recovery impossible.
THE Cape cranberry crop will average
about the same as last season.
A TERRIBLE state of lawlessness is pre-
vailing in the Cherokee Nation.
THE adjournment of the New Hampshire
legislature has been postponed.
PRINTING on wrappers for thrd-class mail
matter is again to be permitted.
TEXAS woolmen are unable to find buyers
for their clip at the price asked.
A DECREASE of 300, 900 in membership of
the knights of Labor is expected.
JAY GOULD goes to Europe soon for a
year and his yacht will follow him.
THE case of Jacob Sharp may be carried
to the United States supreme court
New YORK clergymen protest against the
attempt to open saloons on Sunday.
FIRE at Syracuse, n. Y, caused S450,000
damage to the business part of the city.
JUDGE JAMESON has refused the plea of
the Chicago " boodlers " for a new trial.
AN unknown steamer is reported wrecked
on Lake Michigan and siXty-four lives lost
FIFTEEN business houses were burned at
Rome, Ohio, on the Ohio river. Loss $4,000.
A FURIOUS gale, accompanied by rain and
hail, on Lakes Michigan and Huron Sunday.
Mr.. GLADSTONE spoke last week at Stock
port Manchester, Sheffield and Nottingham.
THE service pension demand has COM
plete possession of the Illinois Grand Army
men.
A SEVERE gale in the Bay of Fundy did
considerable damage to Nova Scotia ship
ping.
THE new profession of faith has been laid
over for d year by the Universalist con-
vention.
TwENTY-sIx passengers were injured in
an accident on the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND discussed the
southern question in speech at Mont
gomery, Ala.
GERONIMO has been indicted for murder
by an Arizona grand jury in the United
States court.
Mrs. NJ. A. LIvERMoRE announces that she
will henceforth cast her lot with the pro-
hibition party.
AN old resident of East Sullivan Maine,
died from wounds inflicted by a large bear
near his home.
DOVER n. H., had brilliant demon
stration in honor of Governor Sawyer's veto
of the Hazen bill.
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's tour of three
weeks covered distance of 1900 miles in
seventeen states.
A GREAT labor convention is proposed to
meet in st. Louis in December. Politics
will be discussed.
THERE have been 100 cases of yellow
fever and twenty-five deaths at Tampa,
Florida, up to date.
AT Deadwood, Dakota, sixteen inches of
snow fell Sunday night and it was sixteen
degrees below zero.
RECENT investigations have brought to
light the fact that 1000 school children of
Vienna are starving.
IT is rumored that important papers in
the suit of Rogers as, Encouragement
Garland are missing
GUSTAV ROBERT KIRCHHoFF, the inventor
of the spectroscope, has died at Berlin, in
his sixty-fourth year.
THE Fulton iron works, the third largest
in San Francisco, We're burned last week
The loss was 900.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. raised the money for
a $4,000 Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton building in one day.
A 100000 contagration, which destroyed
two blocks in the heart of Marinette Wis,
occurred Thursday night.
THE Massachusetts supreme court has de-
cided that detached railway coupons are
not legal payment of fare.
WILLIAM MCWILLIAMs, Jacksonville
(Florida) politician, was shot and killed by
George Bangs in selfdefence.
The militia demonstration in honor of
President Cleveland at Atlanta was dis
NAL affair, rain falling all day.
The National Rubber Company of Provi-
dence is reported to have assigned, with
Liabilities amounting to 100000.
The mayor of Maxwell, Iowa, was muir
dered Saturday evening. The murderer
Immediately committed suicide.
A CROWD of LOO communists invaded
Westminster Abbey during the services
Sunday and acted disgracefully.
A TAMPA special reports thirteen new
cases and three deaths. The weather is
cooler but the fever is not abating.
DAVID III. KELLOGG, a prominent lawyer
of New London, Conn, insane from over
work, committed suicide Saturday.
THE lord mayor of London has called a
meeting to consider means for aiding the